Crema's Take
“Bay Coffee & Tea Company is a mediocre airport grab-and-go spot that consistently disappoints on execution: sandwiches arrive nothing like their board photos (missing toppings, flattened), bagels taste like grocery store paste with industrial cream cheese, and pastries are notoriously dense and dry. At 3.1 stars with 150 reviews, the complaints are too consistent to ignore—overpriced drinks ($7+ for an oat milk latte) and food quality that doesn't justify the captive audience pricing. Your only reason to stop here is if you're stuck in Tampa Airport Terminal A with zero other options and just need to kill time quietly.”
What to expect
Espresso-focused, matcha and tea options too, good cold brew. A laptop-friendly, quick-grab spot, good for meetings. Pastries and light food on the menu.
Google Reviews
See all on Google →Ordered a plain bagel and it was like a cheap grocery store bagel that tasted like paste. What’s worse was they couldn’t even provide real cream cheese, just the gross spread in a mini tub.
Bait and switch. You won't get the beautiful sandwich shown on the board. You will get a flat hot panini. No lettuce. No tomato. No mayo. No mustard or anything good. When asked, they said they don't have the cold sandwiches anymore. Had to choke it down since it was all I had.…
I ordered an iced latte with oatmilk. Let’s just start with the oat milk being $1.25 so my drink totaled about $7 with tax. I know it’s the airport but damn, it better be good you think? Nope. It tasted like watered down milk. I couldn’t taste espresso at all. I might as well…
Avoid the chocolate muffins at all cost even if they're handing them out for free just say no! They are so dense and dry you could throw it at someone and knock them out. Also I tried the banana and exchange it was slightly better but still not what you think of. The girl at the…
Great quiet coffee and pastry stop at Tampa Airport terminal A with its own seating, accessible tables and chairs, some high tops and right across the airport walkway from some great lounge chairs. SO many pastries and hugest muffins that go great with coffee stirred with almond…
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